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Centennial

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a hundredth anniversary, or its celebration;

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Benediction

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A blessing or a giving of thanks

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Conduit

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pipe or channel for conveying fluid; a tube for electrical wires;

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Conscript

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a draftee; to force into government service;

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Curator

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a person in charge of a museum or library etc.;

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Closet

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small room for clothes or shoes, to shut up in a private room for a private talk;

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Devolve

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to pass on duties or tasks to another;

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Juror

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one sworn to oath on a jury

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Gradual

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little by little; taking place by degrees;

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Impede

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To hinder the process of;

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Malignant

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having an evil influence; very harmful; likely to cause death;

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Perception

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The mental grasp in sight or in tuition

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Insect

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any of a large class of small invertebrates having three pairs of legs;

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Pusillanimous

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Timid cowardly

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Facility

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skill; dexterity; absence of difficulty; building which aids an activity;

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Receptor

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an organ or cell able to respond to light, heat, or other external stimulus and transmit a signal to a sensory nerve; that which takes in sense organ or nerve ending

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Sessile

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Fixed in one place; immobile

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Subjacent

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Situated below someone or something else

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Tenat

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a principle or doctrine or belief, held as truth

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Precede

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To go before in rank time or place